IBM Programming Assistant for CIM Client Development

Operating systems: Windows® and Linux®. (Other operating systems should work but are little tested.)

Software: Java™ SDK or Run-Time Environment, Version 1.4 or above, (depending on whether you build binaries from sources or use the pre-built binaries (JAR file))

1. Unzip cimassistant.zip, which contains three folders and three files:
   • examples: This directory contains some examples of created CIM client-side classes.
   • lib: This directory contains the necessary Java libraries (JAR files) for this tool.
   • licenses: This directory contains the alphaWorks® 90-day Trial License Agreement.
   • velocity.properties: This file contains the parameters for application use.
   • CIM_ClassTemplate.vm: This file is the template for created CIM client-side classes.
   • cimassistant.bat: This file is a Windows-based, executable batch file.
2. Download the following Java packages and place the libraries into the lib directory:
   • SBLIM CIM Client for Java 1.x release
   • Velocity Engine 1.4 release or above
3. Configure the velocity.properties file according to your own requirements:
   • CIM.XXX: These parameters are used for CIM agent connection info, including agent URL, user name, password, name spaces, and class names.
   • Template.XXX: These parameters are used as Velocity template properties, including package name, author, and version information.
4. Edit the content of the cimassistant.bat file as needed to make sure all the directories and file paths are correct.
5. In order to launch the programming assistant tool, double-click on the cimassistant.bat file.